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Ifedili 1979
Ifedili, S.O. (1979). Measurement of the North-South asymmetry in the solar proton albedo neutron flux. Journal of Geophysical Research 84: doi: 10.1029/JA084iA04p01551. issn: 0148-0227.

The solar proton albedo neutron flux in the range 10-2--107 eV measured by a neutron detector on board the Ogo 6 satellite was examined for north-south asymmetry. For the solar proton event of December 19, 1969, the S/N ratio of the solar proton albedo neutron rate at geomagnetic latitude &lgr;>70¿ was 1.61¿0.27 during the event, while for the November 2, 1969, event at 40¿70¿ was 1.00¿0.26. The results are consistent with the expected N-S asymmetry in the solar proton flux. An interplanetary proton anisotropy with the interplanetary magnetic field polarity away from the sun corresponded to larger fluxes of solar proton albedo neutrons at the north polar cap than at the south, while an interplanetary proton anisotropy with the interplanetary magnetic field polarity toward the sun corresponded to larger fluxes of solar proton albedo neutrons at the south polar cap than at the north. This evidence favors the direct access of solar protons to the earth's polar caps via the merged interplanetary and geomagnetic field lines.

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